Protesters block Barclays entrance in pro-Palestine demonstration
Around a hundred protestors blocked the entrance to Barclays on Cornmarket Street in a demonstration organised by Oxford Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in support of the boycott, divest, sanctions (BDS) movement currently targeting the bank.
Updated University statement hopes for Gaza ceasefire
In an update to its response to recent events in Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East, Oxford University has expressed its hopes for a further ceasefire.
Russian Ambassador returns to Oxford
The Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, addressed the Oxford Majlis Society at the Randolph Hotel on 29 November. His talk covered the...
Over 1,900 Oxford students, faculty, and alumni call on University to endorse immediate ceasefire in Gaza
A petition for the University to endorse an immediate ceasefire in Gaza has garnered over 1,900 signatures from Oxford students, faculty, and alumni.
Representatives from...
JSoc condemns Intifada chants at student protests
The Oxford University Jewish Society (JSoc) released a statement condemning “anti-Semitic incitements to violence” used by students during recent protests. In particular, the student...
Oxford UCU motion calling for third Intifada in Palestine cancelled
A motion to be put before the University and College Union (UCU), calling for “intifada until victory” in the Israel-Hamas war and a “Socialist...
Over 300 protest in support of Palestine
More than 300 people gathered on Cornmarket Street to protest in support of Palestine today, eventually ending the demonstration at Manzil Way. The protesters...
University, brand-new Oxford Israel Society, and PalSoc release statements on Israel and Gaza
In response to the hostilities between Israel and Gaza that broke out on 7 October, the University has released a statement on the conflict...
Oxford University criticised for its tracking of Israel’s vaccine delivery
"With the ongoing devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the impending hope for a better future in sight, it is more crucial than ever for scientists and policy makers to accurately track and follow vaccination coverage."
The Next Giant Leap
"Developing nations just simply have seldom attempted things like this before, but these programs would be a good chance to set up governmental, industrial, and academic infrastructure that would place them at the frontier of development in space." Harry Chapman argues that the outlook for Thailand's new lunar programme is anything but negative and why developing nations participating in space exploration might be a better idea than it seems.
Oxford archaeologists help achieve access to satellite images of Israel and the Palestinian territories
Two Oxford archaeologists have contributed to the declassification of satellite images of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with "huge implications" for visual access...
The long read: the politics of Eurovision 2019
This year's Eurovision was filled with political controversy over the failed boycott, held due to the competition being hosted in Israel.
Netanyahu’s immortal government
What Netanyahu's fifth election victory tells us about Israeli democracy
Students hold emergency vigil to honour Palestinians killed in protests
Over 100 students and residents observed the vigil, which fell on the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian exodus of 1948
